Appendix C - Density and vesicularity data for selected lava and tephra samples from the June 2007 Father's Day eruption site, Kīlauea Volcano
Dates
Publication Date
2024-03-11
Citation
Orr, T., 2024, Ground crack, VLF measurement, and sample vesicularity data for the June 2007 Father's Day eruption, Kīlauea Volcano. U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P955VWUV.
Summary
An intrusion into Kīlauea’s upper East Rift Zone during June 17–19, 2007, during the 1983–2018 Pu‘u‘ō‘ō eruption, led to widespread ground cracking and a small (~1,525 m3) eruption on the northeast flank of the Kānenuiohamo cone, about 6 km upslope from the Pu‘u‘ō‘ō vent. Transmitted and induced very-low-frequency (VLF) magnetic fields were measured with a handheld VLF receiver along transects spanning the dike trace, and zones of ground cracking related to the intrusion were mapped. This dataset records the density and vesicularity of selected lava and tephra samples collected from the June 2007 Father's Day eruption site. The density of the basalt erupted was determined by measuring the weight of spatter and lava clasts in air and [...]
Summary
An intrusion into Kīlauea’s upper East Rift Zone during June 17–19, 2007, during the 1983–2018 Pu‘u‘ō‘ō eruption, led to widespread ground cracking and a small (~1,525 m3) eruption on the northeast flank of the Kānenuiohamo cone, about 6 km upslope from the Pu‘u‘ō‘ō vent. Transmitted and induced very-low-frequency (VLF) magnetic fields were measured with a handheld VLF receiver along transects spanning the dike trace, and zones of ground cracking related to the intrusion were mapped. This dataset records the density and vesicularity of selected lava and tephra samples collected from the June 2007 Father's Day eruption site. The density of the basalt erupted was determined by measuring the weight of spatter and lava clasts in air and water following the approach of Houghton and Wilson (1989). Density was converted to vesicularity using a dense rock equivalent density of 2.75 g/cm3 (Lesher and Spera, 2015).
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Orr, T.R., Kauahikaua, J.P., and Heliker, C., 2024, Using ground crack and very low frequency measurements to map the location of the June 2007 Father’s Day dike, Kīlauea Volcano: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2024–5030, 44 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20245030.
These data were collected as part of a broader response to the June 2007 Father's Day event and help to elucidate the location and nature of intrusive activity and the character of the eruptive products. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides these data "as-is" and assumes no legal liability or responsibility resulting from the use or misuse of this product.
